Andrew Cotton at Mullaghmore - Ride of the Year Entry in the Billabong XXL Big Wave Awards 2012

Andrew "Cotty" Cotton (Croyde, South West, United Kingdom) gets towed into a massive wall at Mullaghmore Head, Ireland on the last-minute XXL Europe swell. Video by Jamie Russell. An entry in the Ride of the Year category of the 2012 Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards. For more info see www.BillabongXXL.com.

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[freeriders97]

Am I the only one that thinks this wave is bigger than McNamara"s ?

[Harry Jackson]

Funny that, because Andy Cotton is the guy that towed McNamara in on the jetski :P

[Charlie Ray]

That sir, is a f*ckin' FRIEGHTTRAIN deluxe. Mega kudos for not backing off. This is what we all drew on our notebooks growing up. Right on.

[Article69]

he didnt' even ride it out

[TheSkate2skater]

this looks bigger than mcnamara's 100!

[Mrislander91]

he just died..........................­

[AmericanSpaceship]

That was too awesome! I liked the way you went all the way to the bottom. Best entry I've seen in a long time. That wave was huge.

[John Chan]

I hope we would have heard more about it.

[Puercobellies]

I just don't see how anybody survives getting eaten by that large of a wave. I'll stick to paddling out at El Porto.